Can anyone identify this pistol?

I think it's too big to be a Ruby -- and it's in Mexico. I can't recall the name, but there is (or was) a Mexican quasi-clone of the 1911. The 1911 -- in caliber .38 Super -- has always been popular in Mexico. That pistol looks "sort of" like a 1911, but not quite right, so my guess is that it's one of those Mexican-made clones.
 
"I think it's too big to be a Ruby -- and it's in Mexico."

Overall it looks like a Ruby, and I'm having a hard time judging the size.

The fact that it's in Mexico, though, means nothing. If it is a Ruby, it's had 100 or so years to get to Mexico one way or another.

Mexico has a thriving arms blackmarket, and has had for decades.
 
I think it's too big to be a Ruby -- and it's in Mexico. I can't recall the name, but there is (or was) a Mexican quasi-clone of the 1911. The 1911 -- in caliber .38 Super -- has always been popular in Mexico. That pistol looks "sort of" like a 1911, but not quite right, so my guess is that it's one of those Mexican-made clones.
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It looks like there's no external hammer, though, so I doubt it's a 1911 clone.
 
The Mexican-made Coltish clone was the Obregon.

The pistol shown in the pictures above is NOT an Obregon. Not even close.

This is an Obregon, and as far as I can determine, the Obregon was made ONLY in .45 ACP, never in .38 Super.

Pistol_Obregon_3.jpg
 
I have a Ruby and am looking at right now. Things that match:
Large button on the slide just above the trigger
Scallops on the rear of the slide
Notch at the bottom of the grip with a lanyard loop
Long lip on the front of mag
Safety location
Looks completely correct, I don't see anything that doesn't match mine.
 
Nope, don't think so!
I think it's a Trejo tipo 2.
If I remember correct the tipo 1 was a .22 LR semi auto and the tipo 2 was a little bigger and in .380 ACP caliber.
On a side note both were available in a "Rafaga" versión which meant they were full auto.

But then again, the more I stare at it the more it looks like a Ruby with home made stocks.
 
I don't think that looks anything like a Trejo.

Trejos had a much more angled grip while the grip on the Ruby was a lot more vertical.

More importantly, all Trejos had a Colt-style barrel bushing; the gun in the attached picture doesn't have a bushing.
 
One of the many Rubys, and the tip-off is that "button" on the left side; these were added after the French found out that the usual rotating safety would be knocked into the "fire" position by pushing their loaded pistols into a holster and suddenly developing a limp, so that "button" is meant to keep a holster away from the safety.
 
Definitely a Ruby - and a French military issue one to boot. The rivet in the middle of the slide markings is a dead giveaway.
 
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